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Femke Ongenae1, Thomas Vanhove1, Femke De Backere1
1a Information Technology Department (INTEC) , Ghent University - iMinds , Ghent , Belgium.
Abstract:
The medical staff in a hospital could benefit from a specialized task management system, considering their high workload covering different patients. This article presents an intelligent task management platform that automatically prioritizes and (re-)assigns tasks to the appropriate caregivers based on the current health care context captured in a continuous care ontology. Moreover, this platform provides the caregivers with a smartphone allowing them to easily view and process their assigned tasks.
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